Category Archives: Cats

Celebrating National Pet Month – a selection of open access resources on small animal medicine

Posted on 19/04/2013 by

This year National Pet Month runs from 1 April- 6 May.  As their web site says they are on a mission to: help promote responsible pet ownership across the UK highlight the important work of pet care professionals and working … Continue reading →

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Changing times

Posted on 23/11/2012 by

The editorial in the issue of The Veterinary Record published 100 years ago today was titled  ‘Some changes in our profession’.  In it the author links the noticeable decline in equine veterinary work to the development of ‘motor traction’ but … Continue reading →

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Pet keeping: a brief history

Posted on 04/05/2012 by

National Pet Month (7 April – 7 May) is now drawing to a close but one of the enduring messages of the initiative is the benefits of pets for people, and vice versa.   What we need from our companion animals … Continue reading →

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